The Nintendo Turns 30: Share Your #NESMemories

Monday marks the 30th anniversary of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It was launched in Japan on July 15, 1983, as the Famicom, and changed the way we played for years to come.

That simple 8-bit console held some of the greatest games of our childhoods, and was the place many popular Nintendo franchises, such as the Super Mario Bros. games, got their start.

Although the Nintendo didn't come to America and Europe until 1985, that hasn't stopped Twitter users from surrounding the #NESMemories hashtag. The tag was started by user Christopher Arnold Sunday night.